abc.es – 2 de diciembre de 2014 – España

Irlanda quiere implantar los paquetes de tabaco genéricos

Un vistazo rápido al interior de un estanco resulta suficiente para comprobar el cuidado diseño que presentan las cajetillas de tabaco. Al final, todo entra por los ojos y nadie quiere descuidar la presentación del producto. Las autoridades irlandesas buscan, en cambio, acabar con todo tipo de florituras en los envases. Nada de logos impresos en atractivos colores, en un país con un 21,5% de fumadores.

Irlanda introdujo la prohibición de fumar en los centros de trabajos hace diez años y ahora quiere que todos los paquetes de tabacos luzcan exactamente igual. Un amplio recurso fotográfico con advertencias sanitarias y solo una mención en un tipo de letra lo más anodino posible, para permitir a los consumidores diferenciar quién ha fabricado el pitillo que se está fumando. Esta propuesta forma parte del plan para ser un país libre de humo en 2025 –lo que significa una tasa de fumadores inferior al 5%– y será votada por el Parlamento en 2015.

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sheboyganpress.com – 2 de diciembre de 2014 – EEUU

Letter: Consider taxing ‘other’ tobacco products

We can all be thankful that smoking among Wisconsin young people is at the lowest rate ever, according to newly released data from the Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey. As a doctor who treats cancers of the digestive system, like colorectal, pancreatic, stomach, and liver, I’m deeply concerned by the research that continues to demonstrate the link between smoking, digestive cancers, and many other cancers in addition to lung cancer.

Luckily, in Wisconsin, we can be thankful for the statewide smoke-free air law that ensures clean air in our workplaces and for Wisconsin’s tobacco tax. Both laws have helped drive down youth smoking numbers and encouraged thousands of adult smokers to quit.

But we can do more. I hope that our state will consider taxing other tobacco products, such as candy-flavored cigars or smokeless tobacco, the way we tax cigarettes. This action would further discourage young people from starting a deadly habit that becomes an addiction, and it would prompt others to quit

The lower smoking rates today will mean fewer cancers in the future. If you are a smoker, I would encourage you to consider your health this holiday season and quit smoking. For help, contact 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

Dr. Noelle LoConte

UW Carbone Cancer Center

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nptelegraph.com – 2 de diciembre de 2014 – EEUU

Tobacco look-alikes are not welcome

The North Platte Public School district in March approved a policy prohibiting tobacco products, e-cigarettes, tobacco product look-alikes and products intended to replicate tobacco products by appearance or effect on any district school property.

New signs are appearing to capture the changes that have been made to the policies.

Examples of tobacco look-alikes include candy that is shaped like cigarettes and jerky or bubble gum that is packaged to look like chewing tobacco.

The new signs were provided by Community Connections Tobacco Free Lincoln County Coalition. George Haws, coalition coordinator, said there are a number of reasons for schools to prohibit tobacco look-alikes and electronic cigarettes.

“Tobacco look-alike products glamorize tobacco use and can be appealing to youth,” Haws said in a press release. “And when e-cigarettes are used in public, the similarity with conventional cigarettes can normalizes smoking behavior.”

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columbiaspectator.com – 2 de diciembre de 2014 – EEUU

Tobacco’s age restriction is ethically justified

This semester, some college students in New York City discovered that they could no longer purchase a pack of cigarettes. In May, a law went into effect that made it illegal for retailers in New York City to sell tobacco products—including cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco—to people under the age of 21. The law also applies to electronic cigarettes.

“Tobacco 21” laws, as they are known, are relatively new, and have been enacted in only a few jurisdictions during the last decade: A number of small communities including several counties in Massachusetts and one county in Hawaii have adopted such restrictions. Even more have passed laws that will go into effect in the near future. And on a wider scale, these laws may be catching on. At least three states have considered enacting state-wide restrictions.

Will “Tobacco 21” laws reduce smoking? And if so, do their benefits outweigh any ethical problems they may raise? The answer to both questions is yes.

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‘Dry Day For Tobacco Drive’- Delhi government issues challans worth Rs. 40000

New Delhi, Nov 30: The Delhi Government today issued challans to several authorities including New Delhi Railway station of over Rs 40,000 for selling banned tobacco products.On the occasion of ‘Dry Day For Tobacco Drive’ today the Health Department of Delhi Government sensitized 500 people including general public and staff of various departments on tobacco-related issues and filed a total of Rs 43,350 challans.Dr S K Arora, Additional Director Health, Directorate of Health Services, said few illegal advertisement boards were removed from tobacco vendor shops and a strict warning was also issued to them.Apart from this few challans were also issued for violation of law on the point of sale, he said.‘People should stop consuming tobacco because it kills and not because of the fear of being getting challaned,’ he said.

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japantimes.co.jp – 29 de noviembre 2014 – Japon

Tobacco-hooked Beijing adopts smoking ban for public places

BEIJING – China’s capital has passed a smoking ban for all indoor public places and offices, state media reported, despite the failure of past attempts to limit where the country’s 300 million smokers can light up.

The new regulation, passed Friday, comes into force in June and also bans tobacco advertising outdoors, on public transport and on nearly every form of media, including magazines, radio, TV, films, newspapers and books, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Tobacco kills more than a million people each year in China, where some brands can be purchased for as little as three yuan ($0.49). Chinese and foreign experts say the number of smoking deaths could triple by 2030.

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rt.com – 29 de noviembre 2014 – Japon

E-cigarettes contain 10 times the carcinogens of regular tobacco – study
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scoop.co.nz – 1 de diciembre2014 – Nueva Zelanda

Tobacco still a ticking time bomb for Māori and Pacific

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allAfrica.com: Kenya: 2.5 Million Adults in Kenya Use Tobacco - Study

Kenya: 2.5 Million Adults in Kenya Use Tobacco - Study

nytimes.com – 29 de noviembre 2014 – Suecia

Studying Snus, a Smokeless Tobacco From Sweden

The warning label on cans of Swedish snus sold in the United States says that “this product can cause mouth cancer” and cautions that it “is not a safe alternative to cigarettes.”

Swedish Match, the company that sells snus, has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to soften its warning label. How accurate is the current warning? How dangerous is Swedish snus?

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